Parklands

Parklands is a neighbourhood in the city of , the capital and largest city in Kenya. It is divided into numbered avenues. The name arises from the proximity of the area to City Park, Nairobi.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Nairobi, Kenya
  • Also known as: Parklands, Nairobi” and “Upper Parklands Estate

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museums of Kenya and Westgate.

Museum
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a state corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments in . It carries out heritage research, and has expertise in subjects ranging from palaeontology, archeology, ethnography and biodiversity research and conservation.

Shopping center
Shopping Mall is an upscale shopping mall located in the division of , Kenya. It was first opened in 2007.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highridge and Westlands.

Suburb
is a residential estate in , located in the northern parts of the larger Parklands estate. Administratively, is a subdivision of the division of Nairobi.

Suburb
is a mixed-use neighbourhood in Upper Parklands in . Located 3.0 kilometres from Nairobi's central business district, it sits on the westerly areas of the larger Parklands area of Nairobi.

Suburb
is an affluent neighbourhood in the city of . In 2019, media reports indicated that it was the most affluent and most expensive neighbourhood in the entire country.

Parklands

Latitude
-1.26306° or 1° 15′ 47″ south
Longitude
36.81063° or 36° 48′ 38″ east
Elevation
1,724 metres (5,656 feet)
Open location code
6GCRPRP6+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30402770
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
181656
Wiki­data ID
Q7138579
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Parklands” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بارك لاند
  • Arabic: بارك لاندز
  • Dutch: Parklands
  • Russian: Парклэндс
  • Swahili: Parklands, Nairobi
  • Swahili: Parklands
  • Urdu: پارکلینڈز، نیروبی

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include MP Shah Hospital and Dinesh Chandaria Medical Centre.

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